Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-08-11
PEER on NEW YORK.
Pushing Work ON the Cana
dian Pacific Railway
Snow Sheds.
Easrsassa Earnlnr Of The southera
Rssias-Ezsst of Riga Iassaas h
Mlnasssta-Ralls f6f osseon
-ouisk fins wiah
Freight
DAMAGING woaK or Tnn suuRuurMa
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WAszmar0z. ID. Oh Aue. lo.-Th.
Of corn and rats'0f Yield abouk aver
aRe. lts conditions II al the StaEes o.
the Atlantic Ooast IL uow uninpefred
ln Texas and Tennessee the ooadi1ior
has declined mstsEially. In The central
corn realeus, however, Ia valleys of ths
Ohio and Missouri, where tuosthirda Of
the crop Il grown and the eammsroial
erup !. pEoclred, Q very heavy Fadnnfion
has taken place, which made ake Ne.
tioual average 60.7, instead Of 50 z lasl
month. The cause 10 long continued
drought, which has beeu the asveFsst IN
kanaas, Illinois. Indianis, Ohio and
Michigan. Nebraska has been eeofched
On the southeFn border and Iowa and
MISSOURI have escaped with Q compare
lively Heht loss; also, the most Northern
States. Tue seven corn surplus States
stand as follows: Ohio, e2; Indiana,
81; Iilinoia, e6; Iowa, so; Missouri, so;
Kansas. 60; Nebraska, 7b.
sRRrno WHEAT.
The conditicn Of sprin1 wheat re-
ported very low last month, from
Eayaaes Of chinch bag, is not imprpved
Ia tbs Auausa returns, but has fallen OF
very sli0hfly. Tho general AVERAGE ID
76.S. two points less than the Anausa re-
tarns Of last year. Dakota has made
aliRht gain and stands highest In con-
dition. The average for Wisconsin is
u, Minnesota "a, Iowa "a, Nebraska az,
Dakota 50. In the extreme East and
The Paciac Coast the condition Of
spring wheat is higher. There are no
- a
e. u 10 too early TO obtain re-
change. A part Of the crop was haF-
vested 81 LAST reports. Ine eondlIion
averages e6, which indicates Q crop
slightly under che average. The barley
arep promises yield rather better than
vas feared last month. The eastern
pradna1 auAeANas. . hkNhoe eondisio1,
bak d Fedaoed sliahaly since Inat report.
rhe average 10 So, indicating an aver
nee yield.
The prevalent stats Of crop d very
good for the Arst of Augnst, while the
report recognizes this a. critical time
md fears the effect Of subsequent
brought on the green and succuiept CON-
iition. The plant the general average
II condition ct 9s.s, which is lower b.
,veT three pointa than that Of last year.
Lo1 10 POTATO caoR.
There d Q great reduction In price |
Iince the 1st Of July on acc0unt Of the |
condition Of the potato crep, which is |
Ilmost entlrely the result Of the /
lronQht. Thers 10 no material deoline |
n the Atlantic or Gulf coasts, but the |
INJURIES are fully az severe Aa 90 6Hgk re- |
,orted Ia the West. The loss during |
be month aB reported 10 fully 20 per |
rbe fruit crop u very poor. There
I'M Be few apples outside Of New Eng
and and NeW York. There vii be |
be Ohio River States the harvest will |
y nearly failure.
The hay erop d also greatly reduced |
q the West. The general average is -.
The last month has besn favorable 10 |
often exoepa thai the rainfall has beea
Distributed in point Of time.
)rouRht was threatening at lone period |
nd damaainR foods followed.
oMLH NEWS or DxsRAIR.
Omcaoo. Aue. I0.--Ths telegraph |
vires erossing the vast area Of country |
hat has been parching and blAekeninR |
or lack Of rain, bFuught o1ly news Of |
Iespair this morning. Messages re-
eiVed from al the different nsctions /
housd the outlook 10 Be even worse |
han the twsnty-fouT hours before.
hen there was neun Of q slight sprinkle |
4 Des Moinss, and faint hopes we're en- |
essained Of few drops in places else
Ehere.
Today's kilograms contain tnfoEma
iou that no particle Of rain hes fallen |
D all the Immense section OF territory.
Aaded to this, the tempeEatars thf0uRh-
yue the dFouth region 10 rising and ex-
Of slight showers anywhere
ire gradually being reduced 10 . mint
mum.
nLmssxD nArN m vTscoNszs.
MILWAUKEE, Aag. I0.-LAst nights
storn vas pretty general throoghcaf
he noEthvest according 10 reports r.
seived 81 railway ofdoes aad Govern
msnf signal eteeiona, at Milwaukee,
Green Bay and Sc. Paul the rainfall
was u inch. Al Daluth aud Lacrosse,
however, only q traes Of rain was re-
ported. Rain is rspsrted this morning
nom the HaatinQs and Dakota &fvisioa
II the Ohieago, MilWnnkee d s. Paul
Railway. Reports from the lambeF
districts Of Southern Wisconsin forests
where hreG ara raging. are 10 the eject
has rains have checked thn prnQress Of
Ihs flames and aiven rsllsf Tor the time
being. Ths wind storm which accom-
panied The rain was very violent and
uueh damage resulted 70 hay stacks.
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